Freethought in Florida

Jessica Toy is an Executive Board Member for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Central Florida Chapter and Polk County "Out of the Darkness" Experience Chair. We're having an important conversation about suicide, prevention, and healing from the trauma of losing a loved one to suicide; and encourage you to get involved with the ACPC or any other team for this year's walk. ACPC Team info at PolkAtheists.org/afsp2020

If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. You can also reach the Trans Lifeline at 1-877-565-8860. Trans Lifeline is staffed BY trans people FOR trans people. And another good peer support resource is Recovering From Religion at 1-84-I-Doubt-It (1-844-368-2848).

Host and Producer of The Scathing Atheist (et al.) Noah Lugeons will join us to discuss his recent book, "Outbreak: A Crisis of Faith: How Religion Ruined Our Global Pandemic".

Katherine Stewart is an author and journalist whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Religion Dispatches and more, she writes about politics, policy, religion and education. Her 2012 book, The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children shined a hot white light on these efforts to invade public schools to convert and proselytize to children, and now she's joining us with another timely warning and wake up call with The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism.

Jennifer grew up in the Catholic Church. We discuss her religious upbringing, leaving Catholicism, Hispanic cultural attachments to the church and more!

Australian singer/songwriter Shelley Segal is known for lyrical conversations and explorations of heavy topics, including religion.  She's perhaps best know for her song "Saved" which is the opening theme song for "The Atheist Experience" call-in show.  Shelley and Sarah chat about songwriting, the music industry, religious upbringings and more.  We even debut a fun new game segment (if you hate it, we'll never do it again - promise!)

Visit ShelleySegal.com to find her music, links to live events and more.

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Freethought in Florida is a production of the Atheist Community of Polk County, Inc. (ACPC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The opinions and views expressed on this program are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the ACPC. Learn more or donate at http://www.polkatheists.org

Joseph Richardson, a Director of the Central Florida Freethought Community joins to discuss Secular Invocations, the Invocation issue in Lake Wales, Florida, and more. Visit cflfreethought.org to learn more about CFFC.

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Freethought in Florida is a production of the Atheist Community of Polk County, Inc. (ACPC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The opinions and views expressed on this program are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the ACPC. Learn more or donate at polkatheists.org

Authors/Speakers/Activists Bailey and Elle Harris join us on the program to discuss their books, interests, science and Humanism.  If the 2020 dumpster fire's got you down, this is the pick-me-up you need.  The future is bright and it's because of awesome young people like this.  

Check out BaileyStardust.com and ElleTheHumanist.com to learn more and purchase books and merch, and help Bailey get her first book, "My Name is Stardust" translated so more kids can enjoy the book!

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Freethought in Florida is a production of the Atheist Community of Polk County, Inc. (ACPC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.  The opinions and views expressed on this program are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the ACPC.  Learn more or donate at http://www.polkatheists.org 

Joining us on the program today is Dr. Eric Sprankle, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Co-Director of the Sexuality Studies program at Minnesota State University. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Minnesota, and a certified sex therapist affiliated with the Minnesota Sexual Health Institute. Dr. Sprankle is also Director of the Secular Therapy Project.

We discuss issues of mental health in the world of COVID, studying Satanists, Sex Ed curriculum, and more!

Follow Dr. Sprankle @DrSprankle on Twitter and visit SecularTherapy.org.

--- Freethought in Florida is a production of the Atheist Community of Polk County, Inc. (ACPC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The opinions and views expressed on this program are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the ACPC. Learn more or donate at http://www.polkatheists.org

Monica Miller, Legal Director and Senior Counsel with American Humanist Association joins Sarah on Freethought in Florida to chat about the SCOTUS rulings in Espinoza and Little Sisters of the Poor, plus some upcoming SCOTUS and lower court cases to watch for. And we litigate the proper pronunciation of "amicus" and talk about the great work of the Nonhuman Rights Project.

Join us virtually for the AHA's annual conference August 8th - Register Here: https://conference.americanhumanist.org

Founder & President of Black Nonbelievers, Inc. Mandisa Thomas drops by for a chat about race, religion, and community organizing.